Wage ob cost computer



Filed sept. 1, 1921 v2 Shouts-Sheet 1 n.INVENTOR ATTORNEY.

1mg. 4, 192s.

w. RocKwELL WAGE gn cs'r couPUTER Fuga sept. 1, 1921 2 Shouts-Shut 2 mY` INVENTGR.A

A TTORNE Y.

Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM ROCKWELL, F GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS.

WAGE 0R COST COMPUTER.

Application led September 1, 1921.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, #VILLrAM RooxwnLL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Gardner, in the county of lWorcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a certain new and usefull/Vage or CostComputer', of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object a wage or io cost computer, orindicator for indicating the elapsed time or the wages or amount payablefor work requiring a certain length of time at a given rate, which isparticularly simple and compact in construction and highly eilicient,rapid and accurate in use; and which is especially adapted to be used inconnection with the time sheets of time recorders in which the in andout registrations or the time of beginning and end- 2o ing of a ob aremade on a time sheet mounted on a carrier as a drum which is timecontrolled, as for example, the record sheets of Simplex time recorders.

The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations andconstruetions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure l is a plan view, partly broken away, of this computer.

Figures 2 and 3 are sectional views on lines 2 2, and 3 3, respectivelyof Fig. l. The computer or indicator is of the type or nature whichindicates the elapsed time or the wages to be paid at a given rate forthe elapsed time, on a chart containing the computations, the positionof the indicator or gage along which the reading on the chart' is made,being determined from the in7 and out registrations made on a timerecord sheet having spaces for the registrations of a number of workmen,say fifty, which receive the same rate of pay, the registraA tions ofeach workman being in line and the distance between the in and outregistrations of each workman being indicative of the time such workmanwas at work. The time sheet shown is that used with the well-knownSimplex time recorder, which has a drum on which the sheet is placedwhich drum rotates in synchronism with the hour hand of the clock. Thecomputer or indicator comprises, generally a carrier for a computingsheet having Serial No. 497,466.

an edge, 'as a straight edge, conforming to each line of in and outregistrations on the record sheet, the computations advancing lengthwiseof such edge from one end of the carrier toward'the other end, and agage shiftable lengthwise of the carrier and with the carrier at will,the gage having an edge or reading line extending transversely of thecomputing sheet and the line of in and out registrations of the recordsheet. The carrier is arranged with its edge along one line of in andout or similar registrations on the record sheet with the zerocomputation and gage in line with the iirst in registration. rlhe gageis then shifted along the carrier and the sheet to the out registration.'lhe carrier and gage are then shifted bodily, or together withoutshifting the gage relatively to the carrier, or the record sheet isshifted along the carrier until the gage is in line with the next inregistration. This shifting eliminates the time not to be computed, asnoon hours. The gage is then shifted along the carrier until in linewith the next out registration and the reading on the computation sheetin line with the gage indicates either the elapsed time or the wages forthe elapsed time, or both.

ljreferably the device comprises a carriage for the record sheet, andmore specilically the computer or indicator here illustrated, comprisesa suitable frame or base, a carriage for the time record sheet, a secondcarrier or carriage for the computer sheet, a gage shiftable with andalong the second carriage and along the first carriage, the carriageshaving relative movement in one direction to bring the registrations ofthe different workmen successively to computing position along thesecond carriage, and in a direction at an angle to the former movementto position the computing sheet and gage along the line of registrationsin computing position. If further preferably comprises spacing mechanismoperable by the carriage shiftable during the second of such relativemovements when such carriage is approaching the end of its movement, toeifect the first of such relative movements.

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention, the carriage for the timerecord sheet is shiftable along the base in one direction to bring theline of registration of each workman into computing position, and thecomputing sheet carriage is shiftable along the base over the formercarriage in a direction at an angle to the movement oil' the formercarriage, and the spacing,` mechanism operates to shift the formercarriage and is operated by the comp ating sheet carriage, as it reachesthe end ol its movement al'ter each computingoperation, preferably as itapproaches its starting position.

l designates thc base or l'ranie which may be off any suitable form,size and constriic tion.

2 is the record sheet carriage movable along tracks or guides 8 thereon,it being here shown as having rollers 4l movable in grooves or channels5 in the tracks 3.

Y designates the record sheet, it being shown as subdivided into columnsil by lines B, the distance between the lines representing a period o'l'time, as one hour. lt is also divided in rows C extendingl across thecolumns, the rowsv being' numbered Jfrom l to 50.

The rows are assigned to workmen correspondingly numbered. rlhe columnsif; are divided by lines l in halt hour spaces, and the l all hoursaaces are subdivided in smaller divisions (not shown) as :live minutespaces.

This sheet is used in a time recorder, as a Simplex time recorder, a dis placed on the periphery oiI a drum rotated in synchronism with thehour hand ot a time nieve` ment every live minutes, the sheet beine' ar`ranged with the columns A and lines B running lengthwise of the drum.Such machine has a series o1" markers, one for each workman, thesemarkers beingarranged in a row running lengthwise oit the drum.

Then a workman enters7 he niarker, which in the Simplex machines is aneedley ant punches a small hole in one oi the cohimns A. and in theworkmans row C. llhen the workman leaves he repeats the operation, sothat a punch mark or pin prick is made at the entering' and leavingtimeof both morning and afternoon.

For instance, workman lilo. l enters at 8 a. in. and actua-tes hismarker leaving a small hole or pin prick in row C No. l and along linell having the headii're;

actuates his llilhei he leaves at sav ll a. in. he repeats the c;Yration. llVhen he enters in the ailternoon say at l p. in. he actiiatesthe marker and leaves a aiu prick in row C No. l on line l with theheadingl l and when he leaves at 5 p. m. again makes a pin prick in row(l lilo. l in line with the heading; Other workmen 2 to 50 make similarree ords in their respective rows C.

6 designates the second or coniputingi sheet carriage which is a shelforY plato movable transversely o'l' the carriage E2 in a plane above the-lace o'l' the carriage 2 along a guide, as a rod 7, supported at itsends by nprights S risingT Yfrom the l are l.

the shelf or plate having brackets il which are slidalnj.Y mounted onthe rod. lhe

ringe (i is provided with a suitable hart-lie h il' moved along,` therod .i the coinputino' or rate sheet parallel colinnns df, 'the coliiinnE havingl coi'i'iputatiivs in dollars and cents at a `given r te perhonil as i385?, the. eoliii'nn ll" having;` time indications in hoursand minutes, corresponding; to the divisions and subdivisions ot thecolumns l ol the record sheet. That is, the column l? has timecomputations advancing in multiples @if as 5, io, is, e sa, so, lo, if),so; minutes, l hour, 1:05, l:l0. etc. 'llhe time eoniputations arepaired with, and read across ilig'oin, the rate conipntition in col-"sinn E. lhe column G has money compuiations vfor over time workligijured at one and one-halt' times the regular rate. l() is the handleon the carriage G Ylor sliding; it along the guide T. Y Y

ll is the ,eagle having a bracket or hase l2 slidahle aloir' the ,Q'uiderod 13 supported hy the orackets 9. the gage being' slidahlc over thetace oli the carriage G and hz'ivino; sight or reading; slots throughwhich the computations to be taken are read. It also has a liuggjcr orinf icator ll everhangijinp; and movable L. long the row olf records onthe record sheet, at the computing line. To facilitate the reading, amagnifying' ll() is suitably siaipporte/l in juttaposition to l. n

ie cracker or base lf provided with a suitable handle also with aspring' presse-fl ratchetine' pawl i6 which coiicts with teeth j. on thenrier edge ol the rQ'uide rod i3 i'or the teeth heinq spaced inaccordance with the finest orY smallest t' divisions ot the record sheeton t '.Q'e that in this instance.y in

isions representing live minute pe- The teeth l? incline in bothdirectio, so that the pawl ll ratchci's in either direlion` whensullicienli 'torce is applied to the handle lf in eithir direction toovercome the holding; cilect o'lE the nawl.

i ne spacing' inochanisn'i for 'ieedinf the sheet carriaoe to carry therows o'" ltion ol the workman, as l. to to ,utintf line a-.lonffv theedge oi'I the sheet carriage (i, comprises a ciated with the carriage apawl e rack` a carrier lor the u oator arra refl r the co loo lll)

to take a new hold.

roclr shaft journalled in the base at one side of the carriage 2 and atthe end of the path of the carriage G, and having rock arms 24, 25, atits upper and lower ends, the upper arm 24 being arranged in the path ofa pusher 26 associated with the carriage 6, and carried by an arm 27projecting from one of the brackets 9 of such carriage. The pusher 26has a stem 29 adjustable endwise in a bearing 29 on the arm and is heldin its adjusted position by a set screw 30. rLillie lower arm isconnected to the pawl The connection, as here illustrated, comprises anangle lever or bell crank 31 pivoted at 32 to the base below thecarriage 2, one arm being connected by a linl 33 to the lower arm 25 ofrock shaft 23, and the other arm being pivoted to the pawl 19 at 20.rlhe pawl 19 is disengaged from the rack 18 after the raclr has been fedone step, by suitable means as a pin or knock-ofi.' device 3-1, arrangedin the path of the inclined tail 35 of the pawl 19 to engage such tailand move the pawl on its pivot 20 against the action of' its springafter the rack has been fed o-ne step. This pin is carried by a slide orcarrier 37, located beneath the base 1 and projects through a slot 38 inthe licor of the base. 199 is a pawl coacting with the rack 18 toprevent retrograde movement of the raclr when the pawl 19 is out ofengagement with the rack, or during ratcheting of the pawl 19 rlhis pawl190 is similar to the nawl 19 but is pivoted at 200 to the base 1. Alsoa knock-off pin 340 on the carrier 37 coacts with the tail 350 of thepawl 190. The carrier 37 is operable to disengage the pawls 19, 190,from the racks to permit the carriage to be reset in its startingposition, or to be set by hand by suitable means, as a rod 39 slidablebeneath the floor of the base, and connected to the carrier 3T at itsinner end and having a handle 10 at its outer end.

Obviously when the pusher 26 engages the roclr arm 24 the shaft 23 willbe rocked, and the motion transmitted to the pawl 19 by the link andbell crank 31, causing the pawl 19 to be shifted to the right, Fig. 1,and shift the raclr 18 and carriage 2 one step to the right. As the pawl19 approaches the limit of its throw to the right, Fig, l, the tailthereof engages the pin 3K1-, which moves the pawl 19 out of engagementwith the'raclr 18. llilhen the carriage 6 is moved along its guide anddisengages the pusher 26 from the arm 211 of the actuator shaft 23, thespring d1 returns the actuator and the connections to their startingpositions, and hence moves the pawl 19 away from the pin 351., so thatthe pawls will take a. new hold on the rack 18 for the next shiftingoperation.

En operation, the time sheet is placed on the carriage 2, and the properrate or computing sheet on the carriage 6, both carriages being instarting position, Fig. 1, so that the line of registration A of workmanNo. 1 is in computing` position along the edge of carriage G. rllhe gage11 is then shifted to the starting end of carriage 6 and the carriage 6shifted without disturbing the gage until the vFinger 14% of the gage isin line with the first in registration or pin prick. The gage is thenslid along the carriage 6 until it is in line with the noon ""out7registration. rlhe carriage 6 is then moved bodily downwardly along itsguide until the gage 11, which has not been disturbed, is in line withthe afternoon in registration or pin prick. This movement of thecarriage 2 without disturbing the gage 11 eliminates the time out atnoon so that only elapsed time is computed. The gage 11 is then shifteduntil it is in line with the night out7 registration. A reading throughthe sight opening of the gage 1 exposing the first column on thecomputing sheet gives the wages due for the time at work, and throughthe slot exposing the second colmi-'in gives the elapsed time. or thewages due for over time, when iigured at a different rate, from regulartime, the reading is made in the third column.

ylhe carriage is then shifted upwardly, Fig. 1, to starting position andas it reaches its starting position, the pusher 26 engages and actuatesthe roclr arm 24 of the spacing mechanism for the carriage 2, and shiftsthe carriage 2 to bring the next line of registrations or pin priclrs ofthe record sheet to the computing line. -When all the computations aremade the handle 40 of the rod 39 is pressed inwardly to move the pins811 into engagement with the tails 35 of the pawls 19 to disengage thepawls 19 from the racks 18 so that the carriage 2 can be moved to leftto its starting position and a newr record sheet placed thereon.

llifhat l claim is:

1. 1n a wage or cost computer of the nature set forth, a supportingbase, a carriage for a record sheet having in and out registrationthereon, a second carriage for a computing sheet, a gage associated withthe second carriage, the carriages having relative movement in onedirection, to bring the line of registrations of different worlrniensuccessively into computing position and in a direction at a right angleto the former movement to position the rate sheet and gage along theline of registrations in computing position, and spacing mechanismoperable by the carriage shiftable during the second of such relativemovements when approaching its starting position to effect the first orsuch relative movements, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. ln a wage or cost computer of the nai set iorth, a supporting base, acarriage tor a record sheet having in 7 and C ont registations thereon,a second carriage 'tor a computing sheet7 a ,frage associated with theseeond carriage7 the carriages having' reiatire movement in onedirection, to bring)` the iine oi.E registrations ot diti'erent Workinensuccessively into computing position and in a direction at a right angieto the toriner movement to position the rate sheet and aionfj the lineet registration in computing position, and spacing ineehanisnicomprising` a rack movable With the carriage shiftabie during; thc firstof such 1relative movements, a pawi carrier, a paw] piroted to thecarrier and coactinawith the rack, an actuator arranged at the end otthe path ot inoveinent ot the carriage shittahie during' the second ofsuch relative movements, connections between the actuau tor and the pandcarrier, and rneans for e'fteeti the pivotal inoven'ient of the paWi todisenpjage it troni the rack at the end of the shitting; movement and tore-engag'e it with the rack when the pand. carrier is restored to itsinitia] position. and means 'for restoring the. actuator, paw] carrierand connections to their initial positions, substantially as and tor thepurpose described.

l5. in a Vwage or cost computer of the nature set forth, comprising` asupporting` hase, a. carriage ttor a record sheet shittabie along thebase, a guide carried by the base and e'ffteriding` in a direction at aright angie to the n'ioveinent of the record sheet earriager a carriagetor a computing sheet inovable alone' the guide, a frane associatedtherewith and idahie aiono' the second carriage over the conipirtin:e`sheet and along' the line oi time registrations at the computingI lineand spa fing; ine'f-hanisin eoaeting' Vwith the first carriage to shittthe saine and includii-'r an actuator arranged in the path oitine-rement ot the second carriage to be en 'ed therebyT when the secondcarriage appreaches the end ot its movement along the anidasidistantiaiiyT and tor the purpose deserihed.

in testiinorqy Whereot I have hereunto sig-fried my namen at Gardner, inthe eonntv oit ivvorcesteiy and State of Massachusetts. this 22d dav otA nrgnst, 1921. l

TILLIAM ROCTVELL.

